Toki Pona

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Etymology

From Toki Pona toki pona (literally good language), formed from toki (language) (from Tok Pisin tok, from English talk) + pona (good) (from Esperanto bona (good), ultimately from Latin bonus).

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Toki Pona

  1. A minimalist constructed language with creole-like elements designed by Sonja Lang.
    • 2015 July 15, Roc Morin, “How to Say Everything in a Hundred-Word Language”, in The Atlantic:
      In contrast to the hundreds or thousands of study hours required to attain fluency in other languages, a general consensus among Toki Pona speakers is that it takes about 30 hours to master.

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